Class members of the Executive MBA program are the corps d’elite—carefully screened and selected on the basis of their leadership potential and their ability to elevate the learning experience for their peers. Executives enrolled in The University of Tennessee’s Executive MBA program often have more than double the amount of management experience than participants in other comparable programs. More specifically, The University of Tennessee’s Executive MBA students have:

• Impressive Credentials:

  senior-level executives with an understanding of the critical issues facing their organizations and industries,

• Vast Experience:

  a proven track record of managerial experience,

• The Business Acumen to Actively Contribute to the Learning Process:

  a record of significant professional achievements with increasing scope of responsibilities,

• The Potential to Transform their Organizations:

  involved in developing strategy and motivating others to take their organizations to the next level, and

• Varied Industry Backgrounds from All Over North America:

  Click here to see a list of organizations who have sent students to the program

While class size and student demographics vary from year to year, the following information is provided to give prospective students a sense of the peer group that makes up a typical Executive MBA Class.

A typical Executive MBA class had the following characteristics:

• Class size: 29
• Number of companies represented: 24
• Number of states/ regions represented: 13
• Number of students with international work experience: 15
• Number of female students: 5
• Number of students fully funded by their sponsoring organization: 24

The average student in the Executive MBA classes had the following profile:

• Age: 41
• Years work experience: 18
• Years managerial experience: 13
• Undergraduate GPA: 3.11
• Salary upon entering the program: $136,562
• GMAT: Not required.